Banana Nut Granola - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups dates
1/2 cup water
2 bananas
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
10 cups rolled oats
1 1/2 1 1/2 cups seeds or 1 1/2 cups coconut (or less)

Preparation

Bring water and dates to a boil in a covered saucepan.
Remove from heat.
Let stand 5 minutes, then blend in blender with all but oats and seeds or coconut.
Stir all ingredients together.
Spread on two cookie sheets.
Bake at 225 degrees for 2 hours, stirring.
Put in a air tight container until ready to use.